Official Name: | Miami, Indiana |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Miami |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Miami |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Deer Creek |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.17 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.17 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 40.6142°N -86.1067°W |
Elevation Ft: | 794 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 46959 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-48672[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2830465 |
Miami is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Deer Creek Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Miami was founded by Isaac Herrell and platted in 1849 by Isaac's brother James.[3] Their other brother Austin started the first church and school in his home. James' son Beecher opened the first grocery store. The community took its name from Miami County.[4]
Miami is located in southwestern Miami County and is east of U.S. Route 31, south of Peru, the county seat, and 9miles north of Kokomo.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Miami CDP has an area of 0.165sqmi, all land.[1] Deer Creek runs along the southern edge of the community, flowing west to the Wabash River at Delphi.